Málaga vs Tenerife: Full pre-match guide and statistics

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Competition: Spain La Liga 2
Competition: Sat 07.January
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Estadio La Rosaleda (28963 seats)

Tenerife have rested up after their 1-2-match vs Pontevedra and are looking forward to meet Málaga. Get all the knowledge!

Insights:
  • Málaga have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Tenerife have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It's quite the trip for Tenerife when visiting Málaga as the cities are 1700 kilometers apart.

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Málaga form and stats

3 victories, 4 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Málaga have to build on here at Estadio La Rosaleda in the La Liga 2. When Málaga hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Real Zaragoza, Ponferradina, UD Ibiza, Lugo, Mirandes, Racing Santander and Málaga), they have won 2 of 2 matches!

The followers are hoping that Málaga will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-2 away defeat in the Copa Del Rey fixture against Gimnastic Tarragona. Midfield player Enríquez got a match rating of 7.24 in that game, the max score being 10. Enríquez hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 80 successful passes (of 86 total).

Before that, Málaga had a La Liga 2 home game versus Deportivo Alaves which ended with a victory 1-0.

Not much happening? Looking at this team's last 10 league matches, 9 have had less than three goals (under 2.5).

Málaga have scored {9 league goals} here from 10 matches, not a lot. Málaga have conceded 12 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Tenerife form and stats

There's been little loot from Tenerife's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 10 away games in the La Liga 2. Tenerife only have 1 win to counter their 6 defeats and 3 draws.

Two away matches in a row for Tenerife, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 against Pontevedra in the Copa Del Rey.

A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting FC Andorra in the La Liga 2.

The visitors have scored 9 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Tenerife have conceded 16 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The sides have met each other already this season, with the final score Tenerife - Málaga 3-1 entered in the official records. Head-to-head statistics (for the preceeding ten meetings): Málaga won four games, four matches ended with a tie and Tenerife have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / nine.

Top Goalscorers

MálagaR. Castro Martín
R. Castro Martín
4 goals
TenerifeE. Gallego Puigsech
E. Gallego Puigsech
4 goals
TenerifeE. Zorrilla Jiménez
E. Zorrilla Jiménez
3 goals

Málaga missing players

Tenerife missing players

Málaga Tenerife
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
21 10 2 Played P 3 10 21
4 3 2 Won W 0 1 6
7 4 0 Drew D 1 3 7
10 3 0 Lost L 2 6 8
16 9 4 Scored S 2 9 22
25 12 2 Conceded C 4 16 24
90% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
52% 60% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 70% 71%
29% 30% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 50% 33%
19% 20% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 30% 19%
5% 10% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
48% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 33% 60% 52%
19% 30% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 10% 24%
43% 30% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 30% 29%
 
3.8 3.7 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.3 4.2 5.3
4.6 4.1 5 Corners against (avg) C A 3.7 3.9 3.8
2.5 2.7 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2.8 2.6
3 0 0 Red cards R C 1 3 4
 
11.2 12 12.5 Shots (avg) S ( 9.3 8.3 12.3
3.9 4.5 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.3 2.1 3.5
20% 20% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 43% 30%
 
13 12.3 15.5 Shots against (avg) S A 9.3 8.9 8.5
4 4.7 5.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.3 3.9 3.2
Key stats in La Liga 2 this season:
  • Málaga have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Tenerife have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Tenerife have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Tenerife haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Las Palmas 21 10 8 3 24 12 10 5 3 2 11 6 11 5 5 1 13 6 12 38
2 Eibar 21 10 7 4 24 17 10 7 3 0 14 4 11 3 4 4 10 13 7 37
3 Levante 21 9 9 3 22 13 11 5 4 2 11 5 10 4 5 1 11 8 9 36
4 Burgos 21 9 8 4 19 11 11 5 4 2 13 7 10 4 4 2 6 4 8 35
5 Deportivo Alaves 21 9 7 5 22 20 10 6 3 1 12 6 11 3 4 4 10 14 2 34
6 Granada 21 9 5 7 24 15 10 8 2 0 21 2 11 1 3 7 3 13 9 32
7 Albacete 21 8 8 5 27 25 11 4 5 2 13 8 10 4 3 3 14 17 2 32
8 FC Cartagena 21 9 5 7 23 21 11 5 2 4 13 13 10 4 3 3 10 8 2 32
9 Leganes 21 8 6 7 22 20 11 6 3 2 14 10 10 2 3 5 8 10 2 30
10 FC Andorra 21 8 5 8 22 17 10 5 1 4 14 6 11 3 4 4 8 11 5 29
11 Huesca 21 7 7 7 17 18 10 6 3 1 11 4 11 1 4 6 6 14 -1 28
12 Villarreal II 21 7 7 7 23 25 11 5 5 1 16 9 10 2 2 6 7 16 -2 28
13 Sporting Gijon 21 6 9 6 22 22 10 4 4 2 15 10 11 2 5 4 7 12 0 27
14 Real Oviedo 21 7 6 8 13 15 11 5 2 4 7 7 10 2 4 4 6 8 -2 27
15 Mirandes 21 6 8 7 25 27 11 5 4 2 18 14 10 1 4 5 7 13 -2 26
16 Real Zaragoza 21 6 7 8 18 19 10 4 4 2 11 8 11 2 3 6 7 11 -1 25
17 Tenerife 21 6 7 8 22 24 11 5 4 2 13 8 10 1 3 6 9 16 -2 25
18 Racing Santander 21 5 6 10 13 17 10 1 4 5 4 9 11 4 2 5 9 8 -4 21
19 Lugo 21 5 6 10 18 26 11 3 4 4 8 8 10 2 2 6 10 18 -8 21
20 Ponferradina 21 5 6 10 20 29 10 3 3 4 10 12 11 2 3 6 10 17 -9 21
21 Málaga 21 4 7 10 16 25 10 3 4 3 9 12 11 1 3 7 7 13 -9 19
22 UD Ibiza 21 4 4 13 14 32 11 3 3 5 10 14 10 1 1 8 4 18 -18 16

Read more about La Liga 2

The Segunda División, also known as La Liga 2, is the second highest level of the football league pyramid in Spain. 22 teams play each other home and away for a 42 match season. Top two of the league table earns promotion and one more is promoted through playoff fixtures. The bottom four are relegated.